Chemically, carbon dioxide is incredibly simple—it is just one carbon atom linked with two oxygen atoms. Together they create a colorless gas that makes up just a tiny fraction of the Earth's atmosphere, about 0.04%.
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2023
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New UC Riverside research suggests nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon and release it back into the atmosphere, where it can contribute to climate change.
Environment
Feb 1, 2023
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The fashion industry is estimated to contribute upwards of two percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is on track to get even worse if there isn't major change.
Environment
Jan 19, 2023
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Exxon Mobil's scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions, a new study says.
Environment
Jan 15, 2023
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Germany is working on legislation to enable the use of the much-discussed technology of underground carbon storage, a top government official said Thursday, adding that it is preferable to releasing carbon dioxide into the ...
Environment
Jan 5, 2023
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2022 was a landmark year for climate change action—and repercussions.
Environment
Dec 27, 2022
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Legislation is failing to end gas flaring in Nigeria which is harming and environment and people's health, a new study warns.
Environment
Dec 23, 2022
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A group of researchers measuring carbon emissions in a large university hospital with a research center in central Japan found that its overall carbon footprint increased over a decade. However, they also found that carbon ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2022
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It is well established that deep-sea ecosystems living in natural cold seep sites around the world thrive in areas where their only food source is limited to the uptake of carbon through chemosynthesis. However, it wasn't ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2022
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What's the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy? In the United States, it may be by reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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